by Trey La Charité, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCS, CCDS
In the past, I have advised CDI professionals against promoting the monetary benefits of CDI adoption. If the medical staff thinks the program’s purpose is hospital revenue, they will likely rebel. Working in an academic institution, I...Read More »
by Lisa Dias, MD, and P. Roger DeVersa, MD, MBA, FHM, CPE, CDIP, CHDA, CCS
Residency training typically serves as physicians’ first exposure to the CDI process, yet physicians have historically not had robust education during medical school on CDI or how it benefits patient care....Read More »
“When I first started getting interested in the topic of CDI, […] I asked my more senior colleagues and got blank stares,” says Joseph A. Cristiano, MD, an assistant professor of internal medicine at Wake Forest Baptist Health in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Without the...Read More »
The 2017 ACDIS Local Chapter CEU application is available on the ACDIS web site, on the “Recertification” page under the “Certification” tab. As in the past, there is no fee for CEU applications from ACDIS Local Chapters....Read More »
Robert S. Hodges, MSN, BSN, RN, VHA-CM, CCDS, acting VISN 10 clinical documentation improvement program lead and currently works as a quality, safety, and value RN/CDIS at the Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center in Saginaw, Michigan. He will soon be moving to a new position as the clinical lead for...Read More »
About 41% of CDI programs currently review medical records for quality improvement items, according to an online ACDIS membership poll. Although CMS implemented the VBP reimbursement model as required by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2011, many CDI programs have only recently started...Read More »
FEATURES
6 Focus on growth in year of the rooster: ACDIS members share their priorities for CDI program efforts in 2017.
9 Resolutions for remote CDI effectiveness: Jennifer Love, RN, BA, CCDS, CDIP, provides insight on mitigating work-from-home headaches.
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To combat inclement weather and uncertain travel, many local chapter leaders opt for remote or web-based winter events this January including those in Indiana, Washington, and Philadelphia. Others nevertheless look to persevere such as the local chapter members in Connecticut, central...Read More »
